Gracey

Girl, once you find out, you can then tell me! I started standing up and drinking the thick vanilla stuff while the chick was taking pics. So then she tells me to lean against the back and they flip a switch to make the "table" horizontal. And heck no I wasn't strapped down; I was being requested to flop around like a fish, remember!?! :embaressed_smile: Literally, I would bet that I made 6-8 full 360's on that damn table. Oh and she wouldn't give me any heads up before the "don't breathe" command. Try exhaling and then holding you breath - you feel like you're going to faint! But yes, her assistant came up with that cup of thinned whatever while I was on my stomach. OK lie there and drink this (through a straw) as quickly as you can. Drink drink drink! All the while I'm thinking, "Lord, please help me not pimp slap these two!" They laughingly call it the "table aerobics." I said, "uh hello, if I did aerobics, I wouldn't need a damn lapband!"

GG - that's so exciting!!!!!!! CONGRATS! :embaressed_smile: Hopefully I will be down around 100 in a year from now!

OK grr, I just lost my paragraph... I'm glad I was entertaining! It was precious, lemme tell ya. And of course the gown was a tad small - awesome! So then they put the "table" vertical again so you're trying to make sure not to get some kind of burn or make some squeaking noise as you slide down the table. What would they have done if I had some kind of handicap or was much older? There's no way my grandmother could've been spinning around like a pig on a spit! In order to try to hide my mortification, I was cracking all kinds of jokes so at least I had the 2 women in there laughing. So much for modesty.

See...novice! Mine was the swallowing the liquid while standing with the x-ray thing. Then the "table" behind me went from vertical to horizontal where they had my big ass flopping around like a damn fish out of water. Turn, don't breathe, another 180, don't breathe....lie on your stomach and suck this diluted stuff down - quick quick quick! Good damn grief, can this be a tad better organized!?! If it weren't so doggone embarrassing, it would've been comical.

I'm a medical novice - is "under fluoro" like when we got the upper GI's?

Now that one I cannot answer - I've never made it through one of those episodes.

So, my banded buddies, are there any questions regarding this whole fill issue thing I need to be asking my surgeon?!? My poor, poor Vols <sniff>

I don't like beer - now ice cream - that's a different story!

Go USA indeed!!! Small world - I have also lived in Kentucky and my parents are huge Titans fans! (I don't get into pro football as much. College is all I can seem to barely keep up with.) Tennessee plays U of Florida at 3:30. I fear we will have our asses handed to us but a girl can hope!

I would like to test the theory - many, many times!!! Posting to ask other Americans - is the Burger King king guy on the commercials not the creepiest!?! Also posting to say I *heart* my TMJ. I haven't had a flare up in years and my damn jaw is killing me. And yes, I would like gouda with my whine!!! .

DIAMONDS!?! You little tease; that's all you're going to tell us? Hello, we need details!

I didn't know that Dave Ramsey was a Vols fan - very cool!!! Thanks for the movie review. A gf at work said that "The Women" was disappointing so there's another movie not to spend money on. Lastly, I am not from Georgia, Miss Anne, I merely reside there! :thumbup: My blood will always run orange! Now to be serious - the second largest population of Vols are in the Atlanta area (closest "big" city, I presume). I lived in Evansville longggggg ago. Does that give me any Hoosier "cred"? ha

Ebony - I was playing with Jaime. We're LBT buddies; we even IM when we get the chance. But yes, it's great to know folks that have paved the way for help!!!

Sign me up! I hadn't heard about Oprah being against WLS. I guess if I had trainers, chefs, et al, maintenance would be easier! Wait, she had that dark-haired woman from NY that had GP on. They're buds.

OMG that is HYSTERICAL!!!!!!! The phenomenon of "Rocky Top" is so amusing to me. Volunteers all love it and everyone else hates it! I can't tell you 2 other college's songs but everyone knows "Rocky Top"! ::humming:: Rocky Top, you'll always beeeee.....home sweet home to meeeeeeee. Just be glad you can't hear me sing! :thumbup:

Ewwwww but why would you want to? :thumbup: Turler - very sorry hun. Stories like yours are good for me to hear so that I know what I'm getting into in, gasp, 28 days.

SnowWhite - my surgeon's office was very organized; I had no trouble with my insurance company. Bridgette - are you a graduate of Va Tech? I am so sorry about what happened there. One of my gf's from UT (Tennessee) was cousins with the professor that was killed. It was very surreal; even having never been there. And to now pick up the mood and kid a bit - orange only goes with WHITE!!!

I always tell my mother/parents than I'm the child that will be living in the south so they need to be nicer to me since I'll probably decide on their nursing home!!! That smart ass bought me a finger towel with that basic saying!

You both did it, good job!!! The black "Smashing Pumpkins" flag was a tad morose for me so I thought a little sparkle could do a girl good! :-D Plus there are a bajillion fonts to personalize with!

Posting to say I just watched Jon Stewart and am watching the Colbert Report now. I forget how funny they are!

Wendy Williams is ker-azy!!!!!!! Is there anything she won't say? When I think of Steve Harvey, I still think of his bit on "Kings of Comedy" about rowing on a table. He's a mess! (in the southern sense of the word) Going to an Oprah show would rock! Plus, I love visiting Chicago (well 3 seasons of the year)! :biggrin: I hope you get your date soon! I'll save you a seat on the Pumpkins bus, ok!?! :thumbup:

Jaime - how exciting!!!!!!! Good job! Are you going to be my mentor? :biggrin:

That's very quick!

I'm showing my age but my parents always said they had us to change the TV (yes before remotes, sigh) and clean the dishes off of the dinner table! I wish I had a $1 for every time I rolled my eyes at my parents. It's a wonder that I am not grounded still at 42!!! Oh - YIPPEE Susan!!! What a relief, huh?

OK I looked up hypertrophically in the dictionary and still don't know what that means! It is like a keloid? keloid = an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision